IP Attaché Program
AUTM joins in support for robust, coordinated US government efforts to promote American innovation and intellectual property, including the efforts of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Intellectual Property (IP) Attaché program.

2019

STRONGER Patents Act
AUTM joined other associations in a statement of support for the bipartisan Support Technology & Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act to protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the country’s economy.

2019

SUCCESS Act of 2018 (P.L. 115‐273)Joint Statement of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of American Universities, Association of Public and Land‐grant Universities, AUTM and Council on Governmental Relations.

2019

2019 AUTM and BIO Report
University research has added up to $1.7 trillion to US economy since 1996. Read the full report.

International Knowledge/Technology Transfer Leadership Summit Summary
AUTM convened an international summit on technology and knowledge transfer in Sitges, Spain, in September 2018 to connect communities working to strategically analyze the evolution of the field, and its future. To that end, 38 global thought leaders from 18 countries joined the two-day roundtable to discuss some of the critical issues facing the community. You can learn more about their discussion and findings here.

2019

AUTM Comments on the NIST Return on Investment Initiative Green Paper
AUTM issued additional feedback on the green paper. A final version is expected in early 2019.

2018

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
AUTM joined a coalition of organizations in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The group urged continued U.S. leadership and engagement in WIPO — such engagement is a critical component of U.S. efforts to promote and protect American innovation around the world.

2018

SUCCESS Act
AUTM joined other higher ed organizations in a statement of support for the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act and efforts to foster greater diversity and inclusion within the innovation ecosystem.

2018

NIST ROI StatementAUTM issued a response to the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), which is assessing the Federal technology transfer system and soliciting feedback.

2018

PTAB Claim ConstuctionAUTM issued comments on the USPTO’s proposed changes to the Claim Construction Standard used in PTAB Proceedings.

2018

Bayh-Dole Rule Changes: What They are, What They Mean
AUTM hosted a free webinar to discuss the changes. View the webinar

2017

AUTM-BIO Report
The licensing of university research has made a significant contribution to US gross domestic product (GDP), industry gross output, and jobs over the last two decades, according to an independent study commissioned by AUTM and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). Read it here

2017

STRONGER Patents Act
AUTM joined the Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) to release a joint statement regarding the introduction of the Support Technology and Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act in the U.S. Senate.

2017

Letter to the FDA
AUTM joined the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Council On Governmental Relations (COGR) in a letter to Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read the letter

2017

World Intellectural Property Organizaton (WIPO)
AUTM joined other organizations in letter to Secretary Tillerson to emphasize the importance of continued U .S. engagement in the WIPO as a critical component of U.S. efforts to provide effective protection and enforcement of U. S. intellectual property rights, a core component of the Administration’s trade policy agenda.

2016

Federally Funded Inventions
AUTM joined other organiztions to comment on the Rights to Federally Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government Owned Inventions.

2015

Patient Advocacy Groups Concerned About H.R. 9
More than 100 patient advocacy groups sent a joint letter to House and Senate leaders to express concerns that H.R. 9, the "Innovation Act" falls short of preserving important patent protections for biopharmaceutical innovation. Read more.

2015

Senate Testimony on Patent Reform
David Winwood, AUTM’s then President-Elect, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship about the importance of maintaining a fair and equitable U.S. patent system from the perspective of U.S. research universities. His testimony took place during a hearing titled, “Patent Reform: Protecting Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” Read testimonial.

2014

AUTM Participates in Capitol Hill Briefing on Tech Transfer Policy
The Congressional Technology Transfer Caucus conducted a Capitol Hill briefing on technology transfer policy reform on January 28. A panel of national experts discussed university R&D commercialization issues as well as proposed policy solutions to accelerate research into the marketplace. Click here to view a video from the briefing.